Danny Nelson

Danny was CoinDesk's managing editor for Data & Tokens. He formerly ran investigations for the Tufts Daily. At CoinDesk, his beats include (but are not limited to): federal policy, regulation, securities law, exchanges, the Solana ecosystem, smart money doing dumb things, dumb money doing smart things and tungsten cubes. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL tokens, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

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Huobi Global Is Forcing US Customers to Use Its Local Partner

The move finalizes Huobi’s shuttering of US. accounts as as it continues to push users to its San Francisco-based partner exchange, HBUS.

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Bittrex Target of Latest $1 Million Crypto SIM Hack Lawsuit

Gregg Bennett had never heard of SIM swapping before. Then, one night in April, he learned in the worst way one can.

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Crypto Portfolio App Ember Seeks $1 Million in SEC-Registered Securities Sale

Ember Fund, makers of an AI-managed cryptocurrency portfolio app, is seeking to raise up to $1 million through an SEC-registered securities sale.

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Pre-Brexit, Koine Wins E-Money License From UK's FCA, Now Seeking Luxembourg, UAE, US Permissions

Digital asset custodian Koine secured an e-money license from U.K. regulators, while it now looks abroad to prepare for a future Brexit.

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SEC, CFTC Charge XBT Corp. With Selling Unregistered Swaps for Bitcoin

The SEC and CFTC have settled charges with XBT Corp. after alleging the company sold unregistered security-based swaps for bitcoin.

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New Blockchain-Based System Will Track Steers From Hoof to Plate

Peruvian customers will now be able to access a blockchain of beeves.

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'Clicks and Bricks' Strategy to Drive Korean Users to Terra's Blockchain

Terra Blockchain's CHAI dapp is rolling out a back-to-basics "clicks and bricks" growth strategy to boost retail adoption in South Korea.

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SEC Blasts Kik's 'Void for Vagueness' Defense of 2017 ICO

Kik wants to depose top SEC officials, and expose that they were making it up as they went. But the SEC is having none of it.

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AT&T Responds to Crypto Exec's SIM Swap Suit: See You in Court

The loss highlights an obvious question for security experts, who wondered why an experienced crypto executive would keep such high sums online.

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Another AT&T SIM Swapping Hack Targets Trio of Crypto Execs

Another crypto executive is suing AT&T over a SIM swapping hack that he claims cost him $1.7 million in digital assets.

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